Journal-bearing.



. y PATBNTED AUG. 1, 1905. J. vs. KEMP. JOURNALv BEAR-ING. y APPLICATION FILED 00T. 20. 1902.

l UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEICE.

Speccaton o fdLetters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1905.

Application led October 20, 1902. Serial-N0. 127,969.

To all whom t may concern,.-

ing parts are rigidly supported.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the improved bearing. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the bearing. Fig. 3 is a vertical section in line 3 8, Fig. 2, looking rearward.

Like letters of reference refer to like -parts in the several figures.

The bearing comprises two parallel tubular bearings and two longitudinal braces or connections which connect, respectively, the

outer and inner or the front and rear ends of these tubular bearings and form therewith a frame having two oppositeV tubular members.

A and B represent the parallel ytubular bearings, C the front or outer brace, connection, or bracket, and D the rear or inner These bearings arev made of the proper diameter and length to connection or brace.

receive the shafts which they are designed to support. When used in a manure-spreader or fertilizer-distributer, the bearing A is of the proper diameter to receive therear axle E and the bearing Bis of the proper diameter to receive the counter-shaft F, on which the clutch mechanism of the beater drive is mounted and which is somewhat smaller in diameter 'than the axle.

When used in a manure-spreader, the front connection O is of such size and form as to form a bracket by which the bearing can be secured to the under side of the side sill of the body orbox, and the inner or rear brace or connection D is arranged parallel with the front connection or bracket C. .1

The tubular bearings A B are preferably provided with oilcups a respectively. This duplex bearing, consisting of the two tubular journal-bearings and the two connections, forms a four-sided frame which is extremely rigid and holds both bearings securely in parallelism, while being comparatively light. The springing of the bearings, and particularly that of the rear-axle bearing, resulting from the severe 'strains `to which the rear axle is at times exposed, is thereby entirely avoided.

I claim as my invention-- A duplex journal-bearing consisting of two parallelv tubular loearings,- a front brace connecting the front ends of said bearings, and a rear brace connecting the rear ends of said bearings, the whole forming a rigid frame of which the tubular bearings form two opposite members, substantially as set forth.

Witness -my hand this 6th day of October,

JOSEPH SARGENT KEMP.

Witnesses:

' JENNIE E. ELWELL,

MARY ELWELL. 

